A Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old house wife, Justice Kayode to six months imprisonment for adultery. The court, however, granted the second accused bail in the sum of N200,000. The police charged Kayode, and a civil servant and her alleged partner, Iroghama Charles, 39, both of Chukukun village, Gwagwalada, Abuja, with three counts bordering on criminal conspiracy and adultery by man and a woman. Magistrate Yusuf Ibrahim sentenced Kayode to six months imprisonment with an option of fine of N5,000 after she pleaded guilty to the charges. Ibrahim admitted Charles to bail in the sum of N200,000…
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By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 404 additional COVID-19 infections and zero COVID-19 related deaths were registered in Nigeria on July 27, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday morning. The additional infections represent the highest number of daily cases recorded in over four months, taking the total tally to 171,728 and 2,134 casualties. This came few weeks after the Government confirmed Delta COVID-19 variant in the country, the nation’s coronavirus infection has been on the rise. The Delta variant is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
The Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says over 1,500 houses were affected by the heavy downpour experienced on Monday in three Local Government Areas of the state, according to Umar Mohammed, the spokesperson of the agency. Mohammed said on Wednesday in Katsina that out of the number, over 800 houses were affected in Faskari, 400 in Bindawa and 300 in Sabuwa local government areas (LGAs). He explained that in Bindawa LGA, the heavy rain, which lasted for almost five hours, caused the death of two persons, saying that the agency was already looking at how to assist the victims. The…
A mother of 10, Mrs Tolu Osho, has lost her 48-year-old marriage for allegedly denying husband sex. An Igando Customary Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, granted the request of her estranged husband, Mojidi, to dissolve the union. The court president, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, said that since the petitioner insisted on divorce after several interventions, the court was left with no option other than to grant him his prayer; and pronounced the union dissolved. “The court hereby pronounces the marriage between Mr Mojidi Osho and Mrs Tolu Osho dissolved today. “Both of you henceforth cease to be husband and wife. “Each…
China’s sharing of its COVID-19 vaccines filled the gaps in the world supply, a deed that has won the hearts and minds of people globally. This is according to an opinion piece recently published in the South China Morning Post. The article, entitled “Vaccine inequality’’ if not for China, would the West even be tackling it? was written by Mwansa Chalwe Snr, a Zambian chartered accountant, and an independent financial commentator and analyst. “Whereas the western world has been more preoccupied with the narrow self-interest of taking care of its citizens and the maximisation of profit by big pharmaceutical companies,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has released the sum of N756.51 billion to 3,734,938 small holder farmers, cultivating 4.6 million hectares of land, to boost the federal government’s food security initiative. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, made this known while presenting a communiqué from the bank’s recently held, 280th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Emefiele said that N120.24 billion of the sum was extended for the 2021 wet season to 627,051 farmers for 847,484 hectares of land, under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). “The sum of N121.57 billion was disbursed to 32,617 beneficiaries. “For the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cleared and released the UTME results of 14,620 candidates that were hitherto under investigation, while withholding the results of 93 other candidates. The spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, on Tuesday, said the results were released, following the consideration and approval of the recommendations of the investigators, by a management meeting held on Tuesday. “You will recall that the board, in its earlier release, stated that it will still review the results of the 2021 UTME exercise and any candidate found wanting will have his/her result…
The publishers of Sahara Reporters have apologised to Muslims over an offensive headline used to compare the travails of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho with the Holy Prophet of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The publishers, who also took down the story from its website, stated that they apologised to those who feel hurt by the report. “On Monday, July 26, 2021, we published a story titled, ‘Igboho Is Like Prophet Mohammed Who Fled Mecca For Media Over Persecution—Afenifere.’ “We apologise to all those who feel hurt by the report. As a media platform, we report on events as they occur.…
YouTube Music on Tuesday announced the 2021cohort for Foundry with Nigeria’s Akinbiyi Ahmed known professionally as Bella Shmurda and 26 others to receive Foundry Programme grant to invest in their content and channel development. Addy Awofisayo, YouTube Partnerships Manager made this known in a statement. She said that through the programme, artists would also have combined access to resources and teams that would enable them to create and launch their music with greater impact and global reach. Awofisayo said that the 2021 Foundry Class reinforced YouTube’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s next generation of global music stars; and playing a part…
A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara says it will hold its ward congress in the 16 local government areas of the state. The state APC factional Chairman, Abdullahi Samari, announced this on Tuesday at news conference in Ilorin. He therefore called on members of the party to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner during the exercise. Samari used the occasion to introduce members of the Ward Congress Committee from the National Secretariat of the party led by its chairman, Shuaib Umar. “In line with Articles 11:A sub section (1 – x…